John 12:6
6He saidεἶπενhoweverδὲthisτοῦτοnotοὐχbecauseὅτιforπερὶtheτῶνpoorπτωχῶνhe was caringἔμελενto himαὐτῷ,butἀλλ’becauseὅτιa thiefκλέπτηςhe wasἦνandκαὶtheτὸmoney bagγλωσσόκομονhavingἔχωνthatτὰbeing put into [it]βαλλόμεναhe used to pilferἐβάσταζεν.
But he said this not because he was caring for the poor, but because he was a thief; and having the money bag, he used to take up that being put into [it].
Vocab difficulty
26.8
Rare words
γλωσσόκομον
γλωσσόκομον
(a vernacular word), bag, purse; some prefer to take as: box, chest.